Who Won the Most Championships in the NBA?

We take a look at which NBA team has won the most championships in history.

Michael Jordan

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Michael Jordan is widely considered to be the greatest basketball player of all time. He was a dominant force in the NBA for many years, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls. In addition to his on-court success, Jordan was also a successful businessman off the court, with his own line of shoes and other products.

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In his 15-year career, Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships. He was a 14-time All-Star and was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) five times.

Bill Russell

Bill Russell has the most championships of any player in the NBA. He played for the Boston Celtics from 1956 to 1969, winning 11 championships in 13 seasons. He was named NBA Finals MVP five times and was also a 12-time All-Star.

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In his 11 NBA Finals appearances, Bill Russell averaged an impressive 15.8 points per game, along with 20.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists. He was named MVP of the Finals a record five times and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1974.

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During his 13-year career with the Boston Celtics, Bill Russell won an astonishing 10 NBA championships. He was a 12-time All-Star and was named the league MVP five times. Russell was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1974.

Magic Johnson

With five NBA championships, Magic Johnson is the clear winner when it comes to the number of championships won in the NBA. Johnson was a part of the ” Showtime” Lakers of the 1980s, a team that is often considered one of the greatest NBA teams of all time.

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Johnson is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons. After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Lakers. He won a championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season, and was later named to the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team. Johnson continued to be among the league’s leaders in assists and steals for much of his career, but he also began to be recognized for his scoring, winning two NBA Championships while being named Finals MVP. As he had done in high school and college, Johnson played an important role in leading his team to five additional NBA championships.

Johnson is considered one of the greatest players in NBA history. He led the league in assists four times and is the NBA’s all-time leader in average assists per game, at 11.2. He is also one of only four players to record a triple-double in an NBA Finals game. Johnson was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002, and was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History by the league in 1996.

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Johnson won a total of five NBA championships during his career, three of which came while he was a member of the Lakers. He also won two championships as a member of the Dream Team, the U.S. men’s national basketball team that won gold at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a retired American professional basketball player who is currently the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. During his 20-year career, Abdul-Jabbar won six NBA championships with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. He is also a six-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a 19-time NBA All-Star.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds the record for the most NBA Finals appearances with 10. He played in the finals with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971 and 1974, and then again from 1980 to 1988 with the Los Angeles Lakers.

During his time with the Lakers, Abdul-Jabbar won five championships, which is also a record. He was named the MVP of the finals three times: in 1985, 1987, and 1988. In total, he played in 1,560 NBA games and ranks first all-time in points scored with 38,387.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played 20 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. He is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, with 38,387 points, and is one of only four players to score more than 30,000 points. Abdul-Jabbar was a member of 19 All-Star teams, was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player a record six times, and won two NBA Finals MVP Awards. He was also a member of five championship teams in college at UCLA.

Tim Duncan

Tim Duncan, who played for the San Antonio Spurs, is the NBA player with the most championships. He has five championship rings, which is the same as Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson. Michael Jordan has six, but Duncan has four NBA Finals MVPs.

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Tim Duncan played in the NBA for 19 seasons, all with the San Antonio Spurs. He was a part of some of the most successful teams in NBA history, winning five NBA championships. Duncan is widely considered one of the greatest power forwards of all time, and he has been selected to 15 All-Star teams.

Duncan first became eligible for the NBA Draft in 1997, and he was selected by the Spurs with the first overall pick. He quickly became one of the best players in the league, and he helped lead the Spurs to their first NBA championship in 1999. The Spurs won three more championships with Duncan on the team, in 2003, 2005, and 2007.

After a few down years, Duncan and the Spurs returned to the NBA Finals in 2013, 2014, and 2016. They won their fifth championship in 2014, making Tim Duncan one of only two players to win five championships with one team. The other player is Kobe Bryant, who also played his entire career with one team (the Los Angeles Lakers).

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Duncan won five NBA championships with the Spurs during his 19-year career, which is the most of any player in franchise history. He is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning titles in 2000 and 2004.